sal wrote:After some research, I decided it's a Stretch 2. The original Stretch was stainless with a Kraton inlay. The lightweight was THE SAME pattern as the original. The Brown G-10 version was a DIFFERENT PATTERN and is thus the "2". The new lightweight is the SAME PATTERN as the Brown G-10 version so it too is a "2".
sal
Whew! Thanks for clarifying! Now I can sleep at night.
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Thanks Sal, I've never held one of the stainless/Kraton examples and was happy with the brown G-10 being 2 -- but this confirmation should keep us natives from being restless for awhile :) And thanks Jabba, for all the work you do on the spydiewiki. It would be impossible for us info freaks to keep things straight without it.
K-390 on hand: Mule Team 17, Police 4 G-10, Endela (burlap micarta), Endela backup, Endura (canvas micarta), Straight Stretch (now blade-swapped with G-10 Stretch), Delica Wharncliffe, Dragonfly Wharncliffe, & Dragonfly Wharncliffe shorty mod Note to self: Less is more.
sal wrote:After some research, I decided it's a Stretch 2. The original Stretch was stainless with a Kraton inlay. The lightweight was THE SAME pattern as the original. The Brown G-10 version was a DIFFERENT PATTERN and is thus the "2". The new lightweight is the SAME PATTERN as the Brown G-10 version so it too is a "2".
sal
Yes, thank you Sal. I was not seriously suggesting any renaming on your part. Rather, in saying "Why not call it the Stretch3?" I was throwing stones at the idea of customers coming up with their own names for your products. I may as well have said "You, as a customer and forum user, unilaterally decided to call the Stretch the 'Stretch2,' so why not continue in the same nonsensical manner?"
Since you've always had a sensible nomenclature, it is not helpful or reasonable for people to invent their own misnomers. I truly apologize if I caused confusion or consternation.
I just reinstated several of my "Stretches" (long story). If you keep making knives on this platform, I don't care what you call them, I will buy them.
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Anyone get carried away here....I originally thought I wanted 1 off of this list....then I saw some of the discounts, too good to pass up....ended up with 8 of them...the wife is not happy with me...have to get out of the house for a bit....see ya in Golden this weekend, lol
BTG wrote:Anyone get carried away here....I originally thought I wanted 1 off of this list....then I saw some of the discounts, too good to pass up....ended up with 8 of them...the wife is not happy with me...have to get out of the house for a bit....see ya in Golden this weekend, lol
Can't imagine she will be any happier with you after your return from Golden :D I did grab a G10 Manbug, been a long time coming, what a great little Manbug, love the G10, reminds me a lot of the Jester, shoot, I'll probably grab a second one like it that much. There are two others I'm really thinking about grabbing also, the Police 3 and the Foundry.
Happy to be part of this great forum and group of down to earth spyderco addicts, Thanks Sal and gang. My Grails:Lum Tanto folder sprint, Sprint Persian(red), Captain, Manix 2 (M4), SB MT, PM2 M390, CF dodo, Manix2 (CF S90V),Manix2 XL S90V, ZowadaCF BalanceRassenti Nivarna, Lil' Nilakka, Tuff, Police 4,Chinook 4, Caly HAP4052100 Military, S110V Military, Any/All PM2 & Military sprints/exclusives I can get my grubby hands on :) :spyder: :) :spyder: :)
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BTG wrote:Anyone get carried away here....I originally thought I wanted 1 off of this list....then I saw some of the discounts, too good to pass up....ended up with 8 of them...the wife is not happy with me...have to get out of the house for a bit....see ya in Golden this weekend, lol
Can't imagine she will be any happier with you after your return from Golden :D I did grab a G10 Manbug, been a long time coming, what a great little Manbug, love the G10, reminds me a lot of the Jester, shoot, I'll probably grab a second one like it that much. There are two others I'm really thinking about grabbing also, the Police 3 and the Foundry.
The G10 Manbug is my biggest temptation, but have been avoiding it with all the newness dropping... Were you able to find a clearance price? :)
BTG wrote:Anyone get carried away here....I originally thought I wanted 1 off of this list....then I saw some of the discounts, too good to pass up....ended up with 8 of them...the wife is not happy with me...have to get out of the house for a bit....see ya in Golden this weekend, lol
I already had the foundry. Picked up the chubby, puuko, and recently the rubicon as they got marked down. Rubicon showed up today.
BTG wrote:Anyone get carried away here....I originally thought I wanted 1 off of this list....then I saw some of the discounts, too good to pass up....ended up with 8 of them...the wife is not happy with me...have to get out of the house for a bit....see ya in Golden this weekend, lol
Can't imagine she will be any happier with you after your return from Golden :D I did grab a G10 Manbug, been a long time coming, what a great little Manbug, love the G10, reminds me a lot of the Jester, shoot, I'll probably grab a second one like it that much. There are two others I'm really thinking about grabbing also, the Police 3 and the Foundry.
The G10 Manbug is my biggest temptation, but have been avoiding it with all the newness dropping... Were you able to find a clearance price? :)
I grabbed a Foundry and it's really really nice.
Knives plus $69.97, I was impatient as usual and grabbed mine as soon as I heard they were getting disco'd. I'm going to hold out bit longer before grabbing another, hoping we see even deeper cuts. I do have a $50 gift card burning a hole in my pocket from KnifeCenter though :D
Happy to be part of this great forum and group of down to earth spyderco addicts, Thanks Sal and gang. My Grails:Lum Tanto folder sprint, Sprint Persian(red), Captain, Manix 2 (M4), SB MT, PM2 M390, CF dodo, Manix2 (CF S90V),Manix2 XL S90V, ZowadaCF BalanceRassenti Nivarna, Lil' Nilakka, Tuff, Police 4,Chinook 4, Caly HAP4052100 Military, S110V Military, Any/All PM2 & Military sprints/exclusives I can get my grubby hands on :) :spyder: :) :spyder: :)
"We may look curious, homely, whatever, but we'll never be called unusable or undependable."
BTG wrote:Anyone get carried away here....I originally thought I wanted 1 off of this list....then I saw some of the discounts, too good to pass up....ended up with 8 of them...the wife is not happy with me...have to get out of the house for a bit....see ya in Golden this weekend, lol
Can't imagine she will be any happier with you after your return from Golden :D I did grab a G10 Manbug, been a long time coming, what a great little Manbug, love the G10, reminds me a lot of the Jester, shoot, I'll probably grab a second one like it that much. There are two others I'm really thinking about grabbing also, the Police 3 and the Foundry.
I know you got a couple more than that...I started with the K2, then Chubby, Police 3, Rubicon, Hungarian, Mike Draper, Battlestation....and finally a szabo folder......going to Golden now more for the fun of it...I haven't even got to the users I bought last year...and wouldn't put 2nds in collection....looking more at discounted #1's ...got the EDC GITD M2xl last year...one of my favorites all time...
BTG wrote:Anyone get carried away here....I originally thought I wanted 1 off of this list....then I saw some of the discounts, too good to pass up....ended up with 8 of them...the wife is not happy with me...have to get out of the house for a bit....see ya in Golden this weekend, lol
Can't imagine she will be any happier with you after your return from Golden :D I did grab a G10 Manbug, been a long time coming, what a great little Manbug, love the G10, reminds me a lot of the Jester, shoot, I'll probably grab a second one like it that much. There are two others I'm really thinking about grabbing also, the Police 3 and the Foundry.
I know you got a couple more than that...I started with the K2, then Chubby, Police 3, Rubicon, Hungarian, Mike Draper, Battlestation....and finally a szabo folder......going to Golden now more for the fun of it...I haven't even got to the users I bought last year...and wouldn't put 2nds in collection....looking more at discounted #1's ...got the EDC GITD M2xl last year...one of my favorites all time...
You know it, I really should grab that Chubby before they disappear too, probably never carry it but will be kicking myself if I don't. Also glad I grabbed the EDC M2 XL's when they were cheap, we probably won't be seeing any more forum knives from there.
Happy to be part of this great forum and group of down to earth spyderco addicts, Thanks Sal and gang. My Grails:Lum Tanto folder sprint, Sprint Persian(red), Captain, Manix 2 (M4), SB MT, PM2 M390, CF dodo, Manix2 (CF S90V),Manix2 XL S90V, ZowadaCF BalanceRassenti Nivarna, Lil' Nilakka, Tuff, Police 4,Chinook 4, Caly HAP4052100 Military, S110V Military, Any/All PM2 & Military sprints/exclusives I can get my grubby hands on :) :spyder: :) :spyder: :)
"We may look curious, homely, whatever, but we'll never be called unusable or undependable."
BTG wrote:Anyone get carried away here....I originally thought I wanted 1 off of this list....then I saw some of the discounts, too good to pass up....ended up with 8 of them...the wife is not happy with me...have to get out of the house for a bit....see ya in Golden this weekend, lol
Can't imagine she will be any happier with you after your return from Golden :D I did grab a G10 Manbug, been a long time coming, what a great little Manbug, love the G10, reminds me a lot of the Jester, shoot, I'll probably grab a second one like it that much. There are two others I'm really thinking about grabbing also, the Police 3 and the Foundry.
I know you got a couple more than that...I started with the K2, then Chubby, Police 3, Rubicon, Hungarian, Mike Draper, Battlestation....and finally a szabo folder......going to Golden now more for the fun of it...I haven't even got to the users I bought last year...and wouldn't put 2nds in collection....looking more at discounted #1's ...got the EDC GITD M2xl last year...one of my favorites all time...
I'd be interested in your thoughts on the Mike Draper. I thought it was a little garish and off-beat at first but handled one in a store several months ago and liked the feel of it. Don''t remember how the clip felt in hand, etc.
K-390 on hand: Mule Team 17, Police 4 G-10, Endela (burlap micarta), Endela backup, Endura (canvas micarta), Straight Stretch (now blade-swapped with G-10 Stretch), Delica Wharncliffe, Dragonfly Wharncliffe, & Dragonfly Wharncliffe shorty mod Note to self: Less is more.
The Draper is a interesting one..IIRC it was only out for about a year and was obviously a very slow seller to make the discoed list so soon..so there's probably not a lot of them out there.
Its only been discoed for a few months but the K2 has been slowly going up..that KC price is looking like it was a bargain..
Picked up a Burch Chubby a while back and grabbed a Battlestation a couple months ago when it went on sale.....being saved for Christmas...both are amazing knives!